Projects

The integrated members of the Center for Research in Basic Education (CIEB) are involved in the following projects:
  • Enhancing Early Childhood Education and Care in Palestine – CARE
    Abstract : Enhancing Early Childhood Education and Care in Palestine – CARE is an Erasmus + Program (EPLUS) that integrates a consortium made up of the following institutions: Al-Quds Open University - Ramallah (Palestine); University of Crete (GR); Universal Learning Systems (IRL); Al Quds Open University (Palestine); Al-Aqsa university (Palestine); Al-Ummah University College (Palestine); Alrawdah Technical Community College (Palestine); Palestinian Ministry of Education - MOE (Palestine); Palestinian Ministry of Social Development - MoSD (Palestine); Ramallah Women’s Training Center (Palestine); Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (PT); Royal Holloway University of London (UK); University of Palermo (IT); PIXEL - Associazione Culturale - Pixel Associazione (IT). T
    Reference : R4966-05; SP: A17-0249-S005
    Funding : IPB: 24.459€ (Global funding: 961.244€)
    From : 2021 - To : 2024
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    Project Coordinator at IPB: Cristina Mesquita / Team Members: Catarina Vasques, Cristina Martins, Mário Cardoso, Luís Castanheira, Paulo Mafra, Maria José Rodrigues

  • VIW - Voices of Immigrant Women
    Abstract : The VIW project aims to answer to the need of students of developing better knowledge and awareness toward the theme of female migrations considering the interrelation of factors such as: gender, status, ethnicity, age, religion, origin, political opinion.
    Reference : 2020-1-ES01-KA203-082364
    Funding : IPB: 24.459€ (Global funding: 284.839€)
    From : 01/10/2020 - To : 30/09/2022
    url : https://viw.pixel-online.org/
    Project Coordinator at IPB: Sofia Bergano / Team Members: Benilde Moreira, Cristina Martins

  • Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships – “Hackathon and ICT-based Innovative Methodologies in Higher Education”
    Abstract : Hackathon and ICT-based Innovative Methodologies in Higher Education project will establish a strong partnership network and a community of practice for ensuring digital readiness of the stakeholders within and beyond the partnership.
    Reference : 2021-1-PT01-KA220-HED-000023406
    Funding : € 375,671
    From : 01/02/2022 - To : 31/01/2025
    url : http://www.hackit.eu/
    Instittutions: Instituto Politécnico de Bragança - Portugal / Kaunas University of Technology / Kauno technologijos universitetas - Lithuania / Haaga-Helia University of Applied Science - Finland / University West - Sweden / Granada University - Spain

  • Para Avaliar e Responder às Dificuldades de Aprendizagem na Leitura (PARDAL)
    Abstract : O Projeto PARDAL surge da necessidade de identificar e apoiar precocemente alunos(as) em risco na aprendizagem da leitura e que se encontram numa fase inicial da aprendizagem formal da leitura e da escrita. Surge, portanto, com a finalidade de detetar precocemente alunos(as) em risco na aprendizagem da leitura e de apresentarem dificuldades de aprendizagem específicas na leitura (Dislexia) e de, também precocemente, responder a essas dificuldades com um ação direcionada, sistemática, intensa e baseada na evidência científica.
    Reference :
    Funding : Sem financiamento
    From : 2 de novembro de 2020 - To : 31 de julho de 2025
    url :
    Fernanda Leal (Agrupamento de Escolas); Ana Paula Loução Martins(CIEd-Universidade do Minho); Paula Vaz (CIEB-IPB)

  • GAINKIDS Global Citizenship for Kids
    Abstract : The GAINKIDS Global Citizenship for Kids is a 30-month Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Key Action 2 project (2020-2023). This project is coordinated by APEI-Associação de Profissionais de Educação de Infância and involves five partners: Aidlearn,Consultoria em Recursos Humanos Lda. (Portugal), Association of Human Rights Educators -AHEAD (Spain), Associzacione Culturale Piccabulla (Italy), Uniwersytet Lodzki (Polan) and Polytechnic Institute of Bragança – IPB (Portugal).
    Reference : 2020-1-PT01-KA201-078771
    Funding : IPB: 28,205.00€ (Global funding: 325,326.00€)
    From : 01/10/2020 - To : 31/03/2023
    url : https://gainkids.eu/
    Project Coordinator at IPB: Cristina Mesquita / Team Members: Cristina Mesquita, Ana Prada and Cristiana Ribeiro / Coordinating Entity: APEI (Portugal)

  • Laboratório de Tecnologias e Aprendizagem de Programação para o Pré-Escolar e 1.º Ciclo de Ensino Básico
    Abstract : O projeto, Laboratório de Tecnologias e Aprendizagem de Programação para o Pré-Escolar e 1.º Ciclo de Ensino Básico, KML II, é um projeto da Universidade do Minho, financiado pelo Programa da FCT – IC&DT (aprovado em junho de 2018).
    Reference :
    Funding : Financiado pelo Programa da FCT – IC&DT
    From : 2018 - To :
    url : https://www.nonio.uminho.pt/kml2/
    Manuel Meirinhos, Raquel Patrício

  • QuILL- Quality in Language Learning
    Abstract : The European project QuILL – Quality in Language Learning – was written and coordinated by Pixel-Italy in cooperation with the project applicant and scientific coordinator, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB)-Portugal. It is funded by the Erasmus+ programme, KA2 - Strategic Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness. Other partner institutions participating in the project are Vilnius University, Faculty of Philology, (Lithuania); Cuza University of Iaşi, Department of Language Learning, (Romania); University of Bologna (Italy); Károli Gáspár University (Hungary); and Universidad de Cordoba (Spain).
    Reference : 2020-1-PT01-KA226-HE-094809
    Funding : 299.970,00 EUR
    From : 01-03-2021 - To : 28-02-2023
    url : https://quill.pixel-online.org/index.php.
    Elisabete Silva (Coord.); Isabel Chumbo, Vitor Gonçalves; Cláudia Martins; Alexia Dotras Bravo; Ana Maria Alves

  • Prevention to Improve Bragança
    Abstract : The "Pilot Project: Prevention to Improve Bragança" is part of the Integrated and Innovative Plan to Combat School Failure of the Trás-os-Montes Intermunicipal Community, whose adjudicating entity is the Municipality of Bragança.
    Reference : NORTE-08-5266-FSE-000164
    Funding : 112 500 €
    From : 2018 December - To : 2021 December
    url :
    Cristina Mesquita (Coord.); Elza Mesquita; Cristina Martins; Delmina Pires

  • Prevention to Improve Vinhais
    Abstract : The "Pilot Project: Prevention to Improve Vinhais" is part of the Integrated and Innovative Plan to Combat School Failure of the Trás-os-Montes Intermunicipal Community, whose adjudicating entity is the Municipality of Vinhais.
    Reference : NORTE
    Funding : 113 000 €
    From : January 2019 - To : January 2021
    url :
    Cristina esquita (coord.); Angelina Sanches; Carlos Teixeira; Manuel Vara Pires

  • Prevention to Improve Macedo de Cavaleiros
    Abstract : The "Pilot Project: Prevention to Improve Macedo de Cavaleiros" is part of the Integrated and Innovative Plan to Combat School Failure of the Trás-os-Montes Intermunicipal Community, whose adjudicating entity is the Municipality of Macedo de Cavaleiros.
    Reference :
    Funding : 113 000 €
    From : - To :
    url :
    Cristina Mesquita (coord.); Carla Araújo; Maria José Rodrigues; Lúis Castanheira

  • Children's Extraordinary Potential
    Abstract : The project Extraordinary Potential of Children is a collaborative project using context-based staff educational practices as strategy to support the professional development of day-care and kindergarten educators. It aims at developing a pedagogy that recognizes and legitimizes the potential of children, valuing their competences to participate.
    Reference : Protocolo de Colaboração Escola Superior de Educação/Colégio de Santa Clara
    Funding : Sem financiamento
    From : setembro 2017 - To : julho de 2019
    url :
    Cristina Mesquita

  • Training University Teachers for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities project
    Abstract : The Training University Teachers for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities project (TUT4IND) is an Erasmus + project lasting 36 months (2019-2022). For the development of the project it started from the creation of a composed of by 5 Universities from various cultural backgrounds and wide geographical coverage (Belgium, Portugal, Italia and Spain); 2 Associations committed to the support of people with intellectual disabilities;
    Reference : 2019-1-ES01-KA203-065823
    Funding : IPB: 29 987,00 € ( Financiamento global: 339 881,00 € ) / Comissão Europeia, ERASMUS+
    From : 01-09-2019 - To : 31-08-2022
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    Coordenadora do Projeto no IPB: Evangelina Bonifácio / Membros da equipa: Luís Castanheira e Elisabete Silva / Entidade Coordenadora: Universidade de Burgos, Espanha

  • SA Schools Project
    Abstract : The SA Schools Project (Sustainable Food) aims to raise awareness among children and young people in pre-school education and the 1st CEB on issues of Sustainable Food.
    Reference :
    Funding : projeto a submeter a financiamento
    From : 2018 september - To : ongoing project
    url :
    Adorinda Gonçalves, Maria da Conceição Martins, Maria José Rodrigues, Sofia Bergano

  • Erasmus + Strategic Partnerships – “CTwoSEAS - CLIMATE CHANGE: SCIENCE, ETHICS AND SOCIETY
    Abstract : Climate change is one of the most challenging issues worldwide affecting all regions around the world. In some regions, its effects involved extreme weather events and rainfall while in others involved extreme heat waves and droughts. Climate change is a key driver of migration and food insecurity.
    Reference : 2019-1-ES01-KA203-064188
    Funding : 227,920 EUR
    From : 01/10/2019 - To : 31/07/2022
    url : https://www.ctwoseas.eu/
    Climate change is one of the most challenging issues worldwide affecting all regions around the world. In some regions, its effects involved extreme weather events and rainfall while in others involved extreme heat waves and droughts. Climate change is a key driver of migration and food insecurity.

  • SER DIGITAL
    Abstract : O projeto “SerDigital” resulta de uma parceria entre o CCTIC e o Colégio Santa Clara, em Bragança. Ocorre durante quatro anos, acompanhando a turma atual do 1.º ano até ao 4.º ano de escolaridade.
    Reference :
    Funding : Sem financiamento
    From : setembro de 2017 - To : julho de 2021
    url :
    Manuel Meirinhos

  • Promoting Reading and Writing
    Abstract : The project Promoting Reading and Writing falls under the Integrated and Innovative Plan to Combat School Retention in the school centers included in the Intermunicipal Community Terras de Trás-os-Montes (CIM-TTM).
    Reference : NORTE-08-5266-FSE-000160
    Funding : 56.000 €
    From : 05-09-2018 - To : 2021
    url :
    Carlos Teixeira, Paula Vaz

  • PéAtivo
    Abstract : This intervention program aims to implement in the field, educational strategies to promote PA and healthy eating in children of Basic Education...
    Reference :
    Funding : without funding
    From : 01-10-2017 - To : 01-09-2020
    url :
    Catarina Vasques, Pedro Magalhães, Sofia Carvalho

  • Teaching Learning Spaces Competence in Early Childhood Education
    Abstract : The main goal of TELESPA project turns from the needs of increasing the quality and the relevance of teacher training for the early childhood education via developing, testing and implementing innovative educational practices related to learning spaces pedagogical approaches to educate children aged 0-10/11.
    Reference : 2018-1-RO01-KA201-049545
    Funding : 246189
    From : 01-09-2018 - To : 28-02-2021
    url :
    ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI, ROMANIA and TEACHERS FROM

  • GEN1OS
    Abstract : In the 21st century, in an increasingly digital age, it is essential to provide all citizens with the resources and opportunities they need to ensure that they are able to master new technologies that guarantee their full and active participation in society.
    Reference :
    Funding : 6.000 €
    From : setembro de 2017 - To : a decorrer
    url :
    Manuel Meirinhos, Vítor Gonçalves, João Sérgio Sousa, Maria Raquel Patrício, Rui Pedro Lopes e Nelson

  • Words that travel with citizenship
    Abstract : "Words that travel with citizenship" is a project that seeks to approach the problems involving the construction of citizenship practices and the development of initiatives that facilitate their learning.
    Reference :
    Funding : No fund
    From : 01/10/ 2017 - To : 30 /07/2019
    url :
    Elza da Conceição Mesquita, Ilda Freire Ribeiro, Maria Angelina Sanches, Maria da Conceição da Costa Martins

  • A3ES - Active Learning Approaches in Higher Education
    Abstract : The intention of the project is to contribute to the development of new paradigms of education through the transformation of teaching-learning environments, in order to promote students’ participation and agency in the construction of their knowledge.
    Reference :
    Funding : 7.500€
    From : 05/01/2018 - To : 10/31/2019
    url :
    Cristina Mesquita (coord) & Rui Pedro Lopes (IPB, PT) / Guataçara dos Santos Junior (coord.) & Lourival Aparecido de Góis (UTFPR, BR)